I sadly point out that a PROFESSIONAL PEACETIME military force can and has, in a matter of moments become a WARTIME military force.
The tattooed veterans of WWII I spoke of were as young men part of a PEACETIME military service, a Navy. One infamous Sunday they were “cordially” invited to take part in a war.
They took their prior training as well as their tattoos and won that war.
By the way, I have NO tattoos, and have never considered one. I still respect those I served with and under. I saw who and what they were, not the art work.
I am currently on active duty, have been for 26 years and am fully aware of the PC nonsense going on in the military.